Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-28
DAILY HERALD.
THE MURPHY CASE.
Partial Trial Of officer Rul0's
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Partial Trial Of officer Rulo's
Assailant.
In Judge Cheney's court yesterday
the trial Of Jere Murphy was CON-
menced. The jury impaneled con-
sisted of the following men: John
Mcintosh, ]. N. Truesdell, L. L. Price,
J. B. Graham, w. L. Sidevell, S. Se-
bastian, A. F. Gilman, E. w. Cham
plain, Thos. Parsons, John Osborne,
]. w. Nickerson, F. McCarrick.
Officer Rulo was then sworn, and
ON motion OF Major Bell, attorney for
defendant, all witnesses were exclud-
ed from the courtroom.
Officer Rulo testified as follows in
substance;
That he was in front of harness
shop when a man came up to him and
said there was big fight going on in
the Schooner saloon. He went there
Immediately and upon going in the sa-
loon saw there was fighting in earnest.
He rushed forward to stop the fight
when he was hit on the back of the
neck and knocked down. A number
of the roughs grabbed him while Muir
ply, calling him vile names, COM
menced pounding him in the face.
After that Murphy grabbed short
club and commenced striking him and
called out: "Take his gun away"
Witness was bundled out into the
street. As he came out some one
said: "You can't do anything in
there. Wipe the blood off your face
81 had just washed it off when Off
Ger Reed came along and went in with
me, where l grabbed Murphy as
the one who struck me. He
tried to get behind the bar and
hit me in the face with his
other hand, when Reel grabbed him
by the other arm and we got him out
Murphy said, eff l had got behinG
the bar would have bored you full
of holes" cursing and swearing at me
all the time"
Cross-examined by attorneys, he
,corroborated his statements.
Officer Reel was then called and
testified that in answer to telephone
message from the saloon to police
headquarters he rode down there, and
went into the saloon to ascertain il
the officer was there that was hurt
and Murphy told him there had been
no trouble there. He went next door
where he found Rulo washing the
blood off his face, and told him that
if he would point out the man that
struck him he would arrest him.
They went into the saloon together
when Rulo grabbed hold of Murphy
and said he was the man. Murphy
tried to strike Rulo, but he made him
quit and told him he was under arrest
and took him to police headquarters
Upon cross-examination he said he
had forgotten about the case anC
hardly remembered anything abou
it, but on the way to the station Rule
ihit Murphy on the side of the fact
and he threatened to handcuff both il
they did not desist.
Officers Loomis and Stevenson wert
then sworn, and both testified as tt
the perfect soberness of the officer II
to Is minutes before the affair.
G. N. Smith being sworn, testified
that he worked opposite to thu
Schooner saloon at the time of thu
arrest; that he saw Officer Rulo g
in to quiet row going on in the sa
loon; that presently Rulo appeared OF
the street as though he was throw
out of the place, and right after hin
Murphy came to the door with small
club in his hand and kept Rulo out
Rulo went next door and present.,
came out with another officer, botf
going into the saloon again, appearing
shortly after with Murphy between
them and took him to the station.
The next man sworn was A. w
Shubert, who keeps a saddlery an,
harness shop adjoining the Schooner
saloon. He heard a row, and look
ing next door saw Officer Rulo beint
thrown out of the saloon and Murphy
coming out with a club in his hand and
keeping Rulo from going back into the
saloon. Rulo asked him for his CUR
and Murphy told him he could moi
have it. He went up to Rulo anG
asked him if he wished assistance, anG
receiving an affirmative reply he blew
a police whistle, which soon brought
another officer and constable to the
spot. After washing off Rulo's face
they went back and arrested Murphy
and took him up the street.
Simon Lamb testified that he saw
Officer Rulo and another officer g
into the saloon and arrest Murphy
taking him to the station.
The case did not go on during tn,
afternoon owing to the absence of
Juror named Price.